CVE-2017-5473 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting ntopng versions up to 2.4. This flaw allows remote attackers to hijack authenticated user sessions, specifically targeting administrative functions like adding, deleting, or modifying user accounts and resetting passwords. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ntop:ntopng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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